It is interesting that in the same article he also said. “It’s pretty simple — I’ve never voted for a debt-limit increase, except for one time when it was tied to no budget, no pay.” So he votes his principles unless it hurts his pay. Some principles.

Carole Delozier

Santee

Hunter illustrates irresponsibility

According to the U-T article “Hunter explains ‘no’ vote on debt ceiling, budget deal” (Oct. 18), Rep. Duncan Hunter believes if it were up to him to cast a tiebreaking vote, he would still vote to keep the government shut down and allow the U.S. to default on its obligations. Rep. Hunter is the poster child of irresponsible governance and the perfect example of a leaderless GOP.

Robert Tormey

Escondido

Hunter needs to remember constituents

I find it very disturbing that Rep. Duncan Hunter had the audacity to be quoted in the U-T with a very self-serving message (“Hunter explains ‘no’ vote on debt ceiling, budget deal”). When asked why he voted against ending the shutdown and the raising of the debt ceiling, Mr. Hunter said he voted the way he felt was right.

Your position as a representative means you represent the constituents who elected you. This seems to be an ongoing problem with most of our politicians who go to D.C. They forget very quickly they are there to represent their districts and not sent to vote they way they feel. Maybe if more of our leaders would take an interest in the way the people who voted them into office felt we might have less dysfunction in Washington.

Raymond M. Pitesky

Poway

Hunter’s vote shows selfishness

Rep. Duncan D. Hunter’s explanation of his “No” vote is very interesting.

He says he voted against the bill that ended the government shutdown “because it does nothing to corral spending or reduce the

national debt.” Does he not know that the bill keeps in place the spending cuts won by Republicans in 2011, and which the Democrats wanted to modify?

He says the only time he has voted for a debt-limit increase was “one time when it was tied to no budget, no pay.” (His pay, not that of 800,000 furloughed

government workers.)

Fundamentally, Hunter said the fight made no sense to him: ”... We should not be in a position where we’re shutting the government down.” However, what would he have done had he been cast into the role of tiebreaker? “I would have voted the same way.”

I hope those voters in Hunter’s district are able to understand just how uninformed, inconsistent and selfish Rep. Hunter’s reasons for his vote are.

Gaylon Monteverde

El Cajon

Hunter lacks logic

Me thinks Duncan Hunter still has some ’splaining to do. In one comment he states “we should not be … shutting the government down.” An yet when asked what he would do if cast in the role of tiebreaker, he insists “I would have voted the same way,” thus shutting the government down and causing us to default on our debts.